The U.S. State Department fired more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the ...

APPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing the White House, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Washington. The ...

As Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is reported to be in a difficult situation heading into ...

Customers are increasingly able to conduct payment transactions simply by using their faces thanks to facial verification ...

A recent survey found that 75% of school corporations that operate private kindergartens, elementary, junior high or high ...

Cutting the consumption tax rate has been a clarion call of opposition parties ahead of this month’s House of Councillors ...

The issue of “economy and employment” was cited by the largest proportion of candidates as a central theme of their campaigns ...

The key numbers in the upcoming House of Councillors election are 50 and 63. Campaigning for the House of Councillors ...

South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a joint air drill on Friday involving a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber and ...

A group of divers worked to remove fishing nets and other marine debris, which pose serious threats to ecosystems and ship navigation, off Nagasaki Prefecture’s Goto Islands on Thursday.

Even if effective defense equipment is procured, it will be meaningless if the understanding of the local communities where it will be deployed cannot be obtained. The government must do its utmost to ...

A Japan-China agreement necessary to resume China’s imports of Japanese beef is expected to take effect soon, according to ...